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The Myths of Vegetarianism. {*style:<b>by Stephen Byrnes, ND, RNCP </b>*} Bill and Tanya sat before me in my office in a somber mood: they had just lost their first baby in the second month of pregnancy. Tanya was particularly upset. "Why did this happen to me? Why did I miscarry my baby? " Upon questioning Tanya about her diet, I quickly saw the cause of her infections, as well as her miscarriage: she had virtually no fat in her diet and was also mostly a vegetarian. Tanya and Bill left with a bottle of vitamin A, other supplements and a dietary prescription that included plentiful amounts of animal fats and meat. Along with the unjustified and unscientific saturated fat and cholesterol scares of the past several decades has come the notion that vegetarianism is a healthier dietary option for people.

As we shall see, many of the vegetarian claims cannot be substantiated and some are simply false and dangerous. The first argument ignores the fact that about 2/3 of our Earth's dry land is unsuitable for farming. Dr. Paleolithic Diet (Paleo, Primal, Caveman, Stone Age, Hunter-Gatherer Diet) Acid / Alkaline Food Charts and Potassium-Rich Foods Chart. Paleo (Neanderthin) introduction. I haven't updated this page for a long time, but this time I have to.

Gary Taubes have written a new book, "The Diet Delusion", that provides the last piece of the puzzle of obesity that Atkins and others have needed to construct a complete and cohesive theory. Taubes' book signals a shift i paradigm. Please watch this video: Big Fat Lies speech at Stevens Institute of Technology, 2008 as it supplements the stuff here. Make no mistake, people like Audette, Atkins and the Eades' have been so friggin close. Taubes just provides the last piece of the puzzle and in doing so completely flips over the paradigm. The Paleolithic Diet a.k.a. This is not a quick-fix diet but a way of life. Disclaimer: the below are the bare essentials with no particular attempt at being in-depth, and they're to an extent my personal notes (and may change as my opinion does). What to eat? Do eat: Meat (and fat, fish, eggs) Vegetables (and berries) Fruit (and nuts) Dairy (milk, cheese, butter, etc) (*) Do not eat: Modern Paleo. Hunter-Gatherer | Health and human nature from an evolutionary perspective.

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